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Brain Health Research Institute

Students studying in a classroom

The C in college might as well stand for cramming.
Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term.
Researchers and faculty at 敁珗曄部, however, are collaborating on a new project to put a modern technological twist on a tried-and-true study tactic.

Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., serves as coordinator and Elliot Professor in the Healthcare Design Program in 敁珗曄部's College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age 44 and younger, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Level I trauma rooms are intended to stabilize and save the lives of patients with the most severe traumatic injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $2.47 million grant to Sara Bayramzadeh, a 敁珗曄部 researcher, to help create trauma rooms that support staff in saving patients lives.

Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D. (right), professor of biological sciences at 敁珗曄部, works with a student in her lab.

Once it begins, Alzheimers disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way like 敁珗曄部s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.

A woman sits at a table with small children eating healthy food.

A 敁珗曄部 researcher with a background in safety training models and a very personal motivation has devised a method to help some children with food allergies stay safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just granted him the funding to test it.